Operations
The VPD is a small police unit with two stations and several sub-stations:
- Main Headquarters Building in Victoria 850 Caledonia Ave
- West Division in Esquimalt - shared facility with Esquimalt Fire Department and former Township of Esquimalt Public Safety Building
- James Bay Sub Station
- Blanshard Sub Station
- Fairfield Sub Station
- Vic West Sub Station
- Fernwood Sub Station
Neighbourhood patrol areas are:
- Esquimalt
- Panhandle
- Selkirk
- Colville
- Parklands
- Rockheights
- Devonshire
- West Bay
- Esquimalt Village
- Saxe Point
- Victoria
- Burnside
- Hillside/Quadra
- North Park
- Oaklands
- Victoria West
- Downtown
- Harris Green
- Fernwood
- North Jubilee
- Rockland
- James Bay
- Fairfield
- Gonzales
Previous VPD headquarters:
- Bastion Square 1860-1880s
- Victoria City Hall 1880s-1918
- Fisgard Street 1918-?
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